On the occasion of the World Youth Day, a special meeting entitled “Safe
Spaces for the Youth” was held at the Conference Hall of Enqelab
Cultural-Sports Complex in the presence of a number of young Iranian elites
and senior international representatives, including the representative of
the United Nations Population Fund, Dr. Leila Saiji Joudane and the
representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Iran, Dr.
Will Parks.

The important issues discussed in that session pertained to the problems of
the youth in social, cultural, economic, entrepreneurial and so on fields
and in the area of sports the representative of the youth athlete, Azam
Sanaei, referred to such issues as the role of sports in the success of the
youth.

Sanaei is the captain of the national team of inline hockey, who has been a
member of the national team since 2009 and has been able to record many
successes, including the acquisition of two third Asian positions in her
record and, with her experience in this regard, undertake the responsibility
of leading the Enqelab Youth Team.

She described the role of sports as one of the best and most important ways
of cultural interaction among nations as well as transfer of the message of
peace and friendship. She believed that creation of appropriate sports
spaces could be considered as the best place for the growth of the young
people in order to prevent social and cultural harm, by taking into
consideration the physical and mental conditions of this age. “Participation
in overseas competitions leads to the development and learning from
developed countries, as well as acquiring the experience of the best of the
world sports and becomes the venue for transfer of knowledge and experience
and can promote athletes in the future.”

In conclusion, Sanaei reviewed the future programs of the inline hockey
team, including participation in the Asian competition in South Korea and
wished success and honor for all the athletes.